Setting up raspberry pi

Using a network,
raspbian wheezy
power connection (phone charger)
ethernet cable
8gig sd card
raspberry pi
linux machine
windows machine

Guides used:
installing os on linux machine with card reader: http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/linux.md
for booting and sshing: http://jacobjthomas.com/how-to-raspberry-pi-headless-setup-on-first-boot/

All right. The first thing is to gather all those materials used.
Next, download raspbian wheezy from the raspberry pi download page: http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/
You will need to scroll down a bit.
Then, follow the instructions for this guide: http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/linux.md
You will know the image has finished copying by the fact that the normal prompt on your terminal window will reappear.
Then look for your default gateway on a windows machine using the commmand prompt (cmd.txt). Type in ipconfig
The Default Gateway number is your router ip address which you type into any browser's address bar. In there you can search for connected devices, one of which will say raspberrypi or something similar. The ip address listed there is the address you use to ssh into in the next step.

Then follow the second guide: http://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/linux.md

Now your raspberry pi works like any other computer you ssh into. Congrats!